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单词 pseudointellectual
释义

pseudointellectual

[ soo-doh-in-tl-ek-choo-uhl ]
/ ˌsu doʊˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl /

noun

a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.
a person who pretends an interest in intellectual matters for reasons of status.

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by fraudulent intellectuality; unscholarly: a pseudointellectual book.

Origin of pseudointellectual

First recorded in 1935–40; pseudo- + intellectual

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudointellectual

pseu·do·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb

Words nearby pseudointellectual

pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy, pseudohypertrophy, pseudohyponatremia, pseudohypoparathyroidism, pseudoicterus, pseudointellectual, pseudo-intransitive, Pseudo-Isidorian, pseudoisochromatic, pseudojaundice, pseudologia
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Example sentences from the Web for pseudointellectual

  • As soon as I heard this long, desperate stream of pseudointellectual gibberish, I knew instantly that this thing was doomed.

    What's the Matter With Occupy Wall Street?|David Frum|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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